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The Spiegel Files

XVIII: Another Life

A 102nd birthday, Si Spiegel Day, and a fated Reykjavík respite

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May 29, 2026
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Grenier Field, 1947, U.S. Air Force

In the Spring of 1944, Si found himself in Reykjavík, Iceland. Si’s journey from Brooklyn to England took him to Kearney, Nebraska; Santa Ana, California; Grenier Field, New Hampshire; and Gander Field, Newfoundland, among others. The voyage evolved as did the newly born crew. They found their plane had been sabotaged,…

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